SHADES OF OLYMPUS! Example of early aircraft exhibited at previous Olympia Aero Shows. The Bristol Scout (80-h.p. Gnome) of 1914, perhaps the first of the modern, highspeed Military machines. It played an important part in the Great War which opened that same year.

The Hawker Stand has the distinction of exhibiting three machines never hitherto seen in public: The "Tomtit" training machine, the "Hart" day bomber recently ordered in quantities for the R.A.F., and the "Hornet," believed to be the world's fastest single-seater fighter.

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT FILTON: On July 17 the Bristol Aeroplane and aero engine works were visited by the Infante of Spain and M. Robert Esnault Pelterie, one of the pioneers of French aviation. The Infante, who is one of the finest Spanish pilots, made a flight in a Bristol "Bulldog," and made a perfect three-point landing. In the photograph are seen, on the right, from left to right: Don Alfonso, Senor Carlos de Quiros, Mr. C. F. Uwins, and M. Robert Esnault Pelterie.

TENTH R.A.F. DISPLAY. EVENT 3: PARACHUTE DESCENTS: A thrilling demonstration by the Parachute Section of the Home Aircraft Depot. Above, six airmen are seen leaving the three Vickers Vimy machines. Below, they are nearing the ground; the two on the left collided, and one released another, emergency, 'chute (which can be seen opening) and thus avoided an accident.

A SCHNEIDER TROPHY MEMENTO: During a visit to Olympia, Flt.-Lieut. S. N. Webster was presented with a Souvenir Album of the 1927 Schneider Trophy Contest - which he won. Our picture shows him, beneath the "S.5", with Mr. H. T. Vane of Napiers (left) and Comdr. Bird of Supermarine Aviation Works, Ltd. (right).

THE GIANT OF THE AIR: Unable to exhibit the actual machine, the Dornier firm is showing a scale model of the Do.X. This photograph, taken in the Dornier Works, shows the actual machine, and gives an excellent idea of the size.

SECOND AND ALSO FIRST: Lieut. L. G. Richardson, second in the King's Cup and first in the Siddeley Trophy, starting from Heston (left) and finishing. Below, Richardson and Atcherley being greeted on landing at Heston.

FIRST TWICE, NOW THIRD: Last year's winner, Capt. W. L. Hope, seen on the right, looks far from displeased, although he came in third for the King's Cup and second for the Siddeley Trophy. On the left, starting from Heston.

The "Pobjoy Imp": A Parnall 2-seater light biplane, equipped with the 60 h.p. Pobjoy engine, with which an air speed of 100 m.p.h. is obtained. Parts of the Pobjoy engine (which has previously been described in "Flight") are being made by A.C. (Acedes) Cars, Ltd.!

FEW visitors to Olympia realise that the cabin of the large Handley Page four-engined machine is but an elaborate "mock-up," the actual all-metal fuselage not being ready for the Show. This view shows the cabin, bar, etc.

ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH "ATLAS" (Armstrong Siddeley "Jaguar"). THE all-steel Atlas is the best aircraft for land or sea reconnaissance. It is the standard Army Co-operation two-seater of the Royal Air Force.

CIRRUS-AVIAN FLIGHT TO CHINA: Mr. Wen Lin Tschen (left) is now flying to China in this Cirrus-Avian with Mr. Johannsen (right), a Dane. They left Croydon at the beginning of March and were last reported along the Persian Gulf. This is the first attempt to fly from England to China in a British light 'plane.

This is the Avro "Avian" with Armstrong Siddeley "Genet" engine, which Mr. J. D. Siddeley presented to the Ottawa Flying Club, which now has two of these machines. In the group are (left to right), Capt. L. E. Maynard, Ottawa Club Instructor, Capt. M. Windsor, Canadian Manager of Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Ltd., Mr. W. L. McIntyre, General Manager of the Ottawa Car Co., which constructs Avians under licence, and Mr. L. Roberts, Club Secretary.

AVRO WELDED STEEL TUBE FUSELAGE CONSTRUCTION: On the left the front and rear spar attachment, with incidence adjustment, of "Avian". On the right, a typical fuselage joint as used in Avro 10 and 5 and "Avian", and method of attaching cowling clips and control rod guides.

Lieut.-Col. Moore Brabazon, the first British airman to fly in this country, inspecting the "Lynx" end of the Blackburn "Lincock." He wears a slightly puzzled expression as though the "Lincock" is somehow different to the machines he made history on.

A PEEP into the immediate future is afforded by the interior of the Blackburn "Nile" flying-boat hull, in which, in addition to the usual seating accommodation for passengers, there is a canteen with stove and complete equipment for serving meals while the machine is in flight.

EVENT G. "SERVICE SKYWRITING": One of the two Gloster Grebes which took part in an "illuminating" display of Individual Aerobatics, assisted by the Savage Skywriting apparatus. It is seen, with its column of orange smoke, executing a half-roll.

AN AMPHIBIAN "GIPSY MOTH": Details of the undercarriage produced by Short Brothers. The wheels are raised by rotating the large cross tube. Note also water rudder, which acts as a tail skid when using machine on land.

A REAL "AIR YACHT": The Saunders "Cutty Sark," a flying-boat with two "Hermes" engines, has a four-seater cabin of quite exceptional comfort. Situated ahead of the engines, the noise which reaches the occupants is not offensive, and the transparent covering all round results in a very light and airy cabin.

FUSELAGE DETAILS OF GLOSTER AIR SURVEY MACHINE: 1, Square longerons are used in front portion, with flat-plate joints. The rear portion uses round tubes, attached to the square tubes as shown in 2, while 3 shows a typical fuselage (rear portion) joint. This is shown in section in 4. S-shaped strips are used for internal stiffeners, as in 5. Wing and chassis attachments are shown in 6, and flooring in 7 and 8.

The Hawker Stand has the distinction of exhibiting three machines never hitherto seen in public: The "Tomtit" training machine, the "Hart" day bomber recently ordered in quantities for the R.A.F., and the "Hornet," believed to be the world's fastest single-seater fighter.

The Hawker Stand has the distinction of exhibiting three machines never hitherto seen in public: The "Tomtit" training machine, the "Hart" day bomber recently ordered in quantities for the R.A.F., and the "Hornet," believed to be the world's fastest single-seater fighter.

The smallest flying boat in the Show is the Liore & Olivier Leo H.18, which is a two-seater suitable for school work or as a private owner's machine. The sketch on the right shows one of the outboard wing floats

EVENT 4. FLYING-BOATS: Five Supermarine Southampton (Napier Lions) flying-boats of No. 201 Squadron flew over the aerodrome in formation. One dropped out and flew low past the Royal Enclosure, to give us a "close-up" (on the left).

Details of the construction of Fairey duralumin floats are shown on the left. Special ventilators are used on the Supermarine "Southampton" flying-boats which made the 27,000 miles' flight to Australia and back to Singapore.

SOME DETAILS OF THE POTEZ 36: In the top left-hand corner is shown the tail-plane incidence adjustment. Below, the type of hinges used in the wing-folding arrangement, and on the right, the unusual side-by-side control columns and rudder pedals.

Old Sarum: An aerial view of one of the Cambridge Air Squadron's Avro-Lynx machines flying low and parallel to the old Roman ruins of Old Sarum in Wiltshire, close to the aerodrome where the Squadron is now in training.

The first lady in India to obtain the pilot's "A" licence is Mrs. Petit, here seen with her instructor, Mr. E. D. Cummings, who is instructor to the Bombay Flying Club, which operates exclusively on D.H. "Moths."

FUSELAGE DETAILS OF THE BRISTOL TYPE 110A PASSENGER AIRCRAFT: On the left a joint in the front portion, where solid steel tubes are used. In the centre portion "crinkled" strip tubes are used, while in the rear portion strip construction, with a minimum of riveting, is adopted.

SHADES OF OLYMPUS! Example of early aircraft exhibited at previous Olympia Aero Shows. The biplane exhibited in 1909 by Howard T. Wright. The entire framework was of steel and it had tandem airscrews driven by a 50 h.p. Metallurgique engine.